Matt

9.7

Smashing! So harmonious and relatively pure/clean. VA adds the perfect lift, balanced components throughout. Keen acid, so youthful in its vibrancy and life. Almost Scotch-esqe with its peaty/earthy tones. It’s spiced, like walking through an exotic spice market. The length and finish incredible, wrapping everything up with roasted walnuts, honey, and succulent dried fruit. Drinks like a great aged Cognac or Armagnac. — 5 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

It's young, but succulent funky apricot. Yum! — 6 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.1

Not the best vintage for this wine. Succulent and rich with a hint of bitterness on the finish. — 7 years ago

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8.9

The 2015 Pezat Red, Jonathan Maltus's entry-level red, is flat-out delicious. Sweet red cherry and plum fruit are front and center in this racy, open-knit wine. There is much to like, including the wine's very accessible price. I would prefer to drink this succulent Saint-Émilion over the next few years, while the fruit retains its youthful vibrancy. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media, Feb 2018) — 7 years ago

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9.2

Limpid orange. Ripe red berries, blood orange, pungent flowers and succulent herbs on the deeply perfumed nose. Pliant and expansive on the palate, offering bitter cherry and red currant flavors that become sweeter and more lively as the wine opens up. Deftly plays richness off vivacity and finishes very long, sappy and focused, featuring an exotic twist of lavender and subtle minerality. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, June 2017) — 8 years ago

Elizabeth Rice

9.4

Exactly what I expected: varying degrees of multi faceted layers of complexity. Went fantastic with a succulent steak and intellectual company. Wonderful! — 9 years ago

Kelly Richardson

9.2

This is the more succulent of the Spanish wines. Nice and smooth, but a bigger Tempranillo. — 9 years ago

William Hughes

9.2

Leo Steen is doing wonders with California Chenin Blanc. I imagine this will do better with a little more time in the cellar. Succulent white flowers, minerals, lemon zest and green apple glide down with enough acidity to pair this well with a number of dishes. — 10 years ago

Susanne Ekman-Hedaya

9.0

Consistent with the full bodied smooth bouquet of most Malbecs, with succulent notes of blackberries, chocolate and almonds. — 10 years ago

Drew DiMatteo

9.4

Elegant and succulent Pinot, tasted with Fabien Castel of Ojai Vineyards. — 11 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.9

Fabulous. Savory, succulent, bright, substantial and refreshing. Garnacha and Carignane- Monsant crawl continues in Barcelona. — 12 years ago

Conrad Green

9.7

This has a spectacularly expansive nose. Roses, dark cherry, floral stuff, some underbrush. Sweet, delicate, succulent and heady. Really brilliant on the nose. The palate is soft and resolved but vibrant. A touch feminine and super sexy with sweet edges. Very long and dazzling. Wow. — 6 years ago

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Jordan Wardlaw

9.1

I always love this cuvée. Remarkably supple and lithe in contrast with its force and depth. Silky tannin structure and succulent red fruit, refreshing minerality. Always a pleasure and a superb value. — 6 years ago

Jeff Miller

9.3

Had his as a Guwerztraminer tasting event at Beetle Cat in Atlanta, hosted by the Southeast Sommelier Society. Gorgeous floral nose of peach blossoms, white rose petals and lychee. On the palette, this wine was impeccably balanced with lemon tart acidity cutting though the evident residual sugar. Succulent notes of fresh apricot, lychee and lemon tart to a long and refined finish. — 7 years ago

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9.0

The 2015 Potensac is just as beautiful from bottle as it was from barrel. Dark, succulent and super-expressive, the 2015 is a terrific choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. It does not have the aromatic expansiveness or body of the very best years, but in exchange, it will drink well pretty much upon release. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2018) — 7 years ago

Chris MacLean

8.9

Succulent and long on the palate but finishing too sweet, recalling blueberry pie flavors. — 8 years ago

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Christy Canterbury MW

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9.0

Savor with succulent fruit, this wine has gentle tannins and a supple mid-palate. Not to be aged too long, this is great for the next few years. — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.5

I've been hesitant to open this because the Tre Stelle was so challenging and this is supposedly the more structured of the two, but I shouldn't have been, as this is a wonderful and phenomenally easy-to-drink wine, about as friendly as young nebbiolo ever gets. If it is indeed more tannic than the Tre Stelle, that is only the case on paper as the structure is smoothed over by rich, very polished fruit that still has the gloss of youthfulness but whose flavors are well past the primary into savory and earthy territory with a sticky grip. It opens with a dazzlingly complex aromatic punch of herbs and a succulent meatiness, which quiets down soon enough but the wine never shuts down. The fruit is in crimson tones, plummy at first and then more towards apple skin hours later as it backs down from that initial generosity, but throughout the bottle it is full and plump, finishing with stony earth. I'm slightly tempted to call it autumnal just on account of the complexion but that doesn't seem to work because there is a very clear sense of freshness here. No leatheriness or other badges of oxidative aging that surface fairly often even in nebbiolos that I *like*: this bottle captured everything in pristine condition, making an exceptionally delicious wine with a robust inner core but a flawless veneer with no rough edges, brimming with generous, richly constituted nebbiolo goodness. — 10 years ago

CWK

9.5

From cape town trip. Very mild easy drinking smooth white. Easy by itself not too crisp but more succulent — 10 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.2

incredibly savoury, succulent and even silky with layers and layers of complexity. — 10 years ago

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Devin Bostick

9.4

Cranberry leather smell, residual sugars (and brown sugar) alcohol hibiscus smell, rich bloody purple color, tastes like woody candied aged blackberries and the balance is tremendous, great alcohol bite that comibines with aged succulent fruits and a heated final jaminess that ease and tingles through the finish. — 6 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

My father in law is a big Syrah fan, so I served this gem from Paul Lato. Hugely expressive, the 2013 Cinematique is juicy, slightly velvety, succulent and a hit with my wife’s dad, which is what counts! — 6 years ago

Michael B

9.0

This is a second label from Gruaud LaRose (itself a second grand cru). Dark cherries, dark berries, blackcurrant, mixed with some herbiness and hints of eucalyptus/mint. Discernible earthiness, blended with medium tobacco and cigar box. It’s very smooth and well composed. The tannins are slightly harsh yet the finish drops off faster than I expected. This was paired with Fois gras, sea bass ravioli and medium rare rack of lamb. The fois gras accentuated the berry notes, while the succulent rack of lamb heightened the earthy tobacco notes. — 7 years ago

Jason Sliwa

9.1

I'm a big fan. This has benefited from the age. Succulent and round bodied. Stout acidity. — 7 years ago

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E. Bishop

9.1

A low nose, but hints of ripe berries. Thick, high-med alcohol, deep red nearly purple. Ripe fruits, blackberries and cinnamon on the first tastes. Opens later to more fruit, lots of succulent blackberries and now molasses! Wow, what a surprise. Just a very nice bottle with my barbecue beef. — 8 years ago

Jeffrey Long

9.2

Beautiful golden color. Honeysuckle nose. Waxy mouthfeel with succulent pear, minerality, and a light nuttiness. Subtle and better on its own without a cigar or (probably) food. — 9 years ago

Andy Wedge

9.6

dark chocolate covered cherry, hint of cola, succulent green, raspberry liqueur, very expressive. Great structure still. — 9 years ago

Jeff Poplaski

9.0

Birthday dinner at Quality Italian with the love of my life. Sausage & pepper garlic bread, Tomahawk Ribeye & Porterhouse Pasta. Succulent food & amazing experience! — 10 years ago

Nestor Tsioustas

9.2

This little baby. Elegant and sophisticated - typical Cos. Long life ahead of it! Love the layers of flavour and nose very similar to the 86? Silky, succulent wine. This wine caught me off guard for a 2006. Well done! 94+ points. — 10 years ago

Austin Beeman

9.4

Dark plum and spice aromas. Succulent. Meaty. Bone marrow. Fleshy. Richness but never heavy. Long long finish. I LOVE THIS! Great value. $20 — 10 years ago

with Kristie